This is a composite open-toe shoe paired with soft DIM cushion which I used for a laminitis case. Correct shaping/finishing of the shoe and correct placement of the shoe & cushion are absolutely crucial with almost no margin for error, and have to be done according to x-rays. Laminitic horses really do suffer, the treatment is costly and takes lots of effort (and there is no guarantee a horse will survive it, btw!), so it is always a good idea to do everything possible to prevent a horse from becoming laminitic! Also keep in mind, what we see in the hooves of laminitic horses are symptoms of either poisoning or metabolic crisis. The hooves are not the cause/origin of this ailment! #hoof #hoofcare #farrier #horseshoe #laminitis #horse #Hufpflege #Huf #Hufrehe #Hufbeschlag

Being nosey, the big Friesian cat 🤪. That guy has a special personality in every respect 😄. He enjoyed today's play session at the end of our hoofcare appointment when his owner offered him the socks she had provided for protecting the test hoof boots.
#horse #hoof #hoofcare #Pferd #Hufpflege

This poor guy suffered from some really bad hoof abscesses in both front feet. I am glad he has recovered now - besides medication by the vet and lots of tlc by the horse owner, trimming and glue-on shoes with various packing materials have helped him, too./ Dieser arme Kerl hatte ziemlich gemeine Hufgeschwüre in beiden Vorderhufen. Zum Glück hat er sich mittlerweile gut davon erholt - neben Medikation durch die TA und ganz viel gute Pflege durch die Besitzerin haben ihn die Hufbearbeitung sowie Klebebeschläge mit verschiedenen Polstern und Einlagen unterstützt. #horse #hoof #hoofcare #farrier #glue-on shoes #Pferd #Hufpflege #Klebebeschlag #Huftechnik

Heute #hufpflege. Strahl schneiden, Wä de raspeln, Sohle und Eckstreben bearbeiten. Herr Pferd läuft #barhuf, damit der #hufmechanismus arbeiten kann. Auf zu harten künstlichen Untergründen trägt er #hufschuhe #flexhorseboots. Alle 6 Wochen spätestens sollten die Hufe eine Pferdes bearbeitet werden. #pferdewissen #pferdepflege #pferdehaltung